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I had not ridden an endurance ride for a couple of years when I decided to 
ride a new horse in a LD ride in August of 2007.  I chose the LD because I 
felt I had not conditioned this relatively new horse enough to do 50.  In 
the end, he proved to me that HE could have done 50...it was I who would 
have suffered.  I was out of condition!
I was nervous about starting the ride, as I always have been with virtually 
any horse I have ever ridden in endurance.  I did not know how this new 
horse would act in a crowd, nor how he would behave in a mass start.  I was 
camped next to Nick Warhol, who is a fine and competitive rider.  But that 
day, he was riding an older horse on the LD, mostly for fun, I suspect.  He 
mentored me and my new horse through the ride in the kindest way imaginable. 
Our start was not high-voltage as I had expected, but he stayed with me the 
whole way.  I really didn't hold him up any, as we motored along quite 
briskly, but his companionship and mentoring was very special that day.  I 
have let him know how much that meant to me.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF" 
<carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:35 PM
Subject: [RC] New Topic - Our Crazy Common Bond


I for one, would love to hear some
experiences from you all about an instance where a fellow horse lover
helped you, out of the sheer goodness of their heart, born of this
camaraderie.  I'm sure everyone has some great stories.  :)  Whadya say?
=)

Carrie Kitley




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